Nation-Building

A revealing exploration of nation-building around the world and its related problems and challengesfrom conflict to the role of democracy.Nation-Building: A Reference Handbook offers an in-depth examination of the nation-building process with special focus on the late 20th century to the present. U.S. national security expert Cynthia Watson explores economic political and social aspects of nation-building and provides unique insight into hot issues and fundamental concerns.Presenting nation-building from many perspectives Watson discusses states such as Iraq Afghanistan the Balkan countries and East Timor among others. She illustrates the challenges of rebuilding a country''s infrastructure as well as unanticipated problems. The work provides a thorough treatment of the role that democracy plays in the nation-building process and illuminates the position of the United States juxtaposed with UN peacekeeping efforts. This one-of-a-kind reference work is complete with primary source documents biographical sketches and resource suggestions.